Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-29907776-20180616172333/@comment-2600:1702:2780:1F30:9DC3:F4EE:DFA3:AE67-20181201002531

Hmm... I'll take a crack at this.

1. Dante keeps his DA and firearms as trophies. It's always been implied, but Lady flat out states it in DMC4 when she says humans have been hunting DAs, like the ones he has. Sparda is obviously his most powerful trophy DA. So it was focused on.

2. Force Edge, and Sparda by extension, were created to protect humans. Dante said, for whatever reason, it'll also protect Trish when he thought her dead. So he gives it to her. Seeing as she had it in DMC2 when she's unlocked, and prominently uses it after taking it in DMC4 (pretty much everything in the games are canon), then yes. She still has it.

3. Sparda created Yamato and Rebellion for his sons, much like Inuyasha's dad made Tetsaiga for him and Tensaiga for Sesshomaru. Dante's ALWAYS had Rebellion and always uses it because it was made for him and grows alongside him. He only used Force Edge in DMC1 as a reminder of Vergil and if his brother ever escaped the Demon World, he'd come for it. In the ending scene of DMC3, he even says "They'll be back soon. Very soon." then he mouthes "I hope" because dude loved his brother. After DMC1, Vergil's fate was no longer unknown. So he wanted to put it all behind him. That could be another reason for giving it to Trish. He's practically depressed in DMC2 after having to kill his twin brother.

4. Dante is actually stronger than Sparda at the point of DMC4. So, 4, 2 and 5 he definitely has no need of Sparda. Mundus is still pretty much the most powerful demon he's ever fought, and only time he's needed his father's help. As he's stronger, Rebellion is also stronger than the sword Sparda. Saying Rebellion has no feats is kinda crazy. It was a blood spell Sparda cast that sealed the Demon World, not the sword itself. Rebellion literally overflows with power, capable of firing energy beams in 3, and so saturated in 4 that Dante has to shake it off after combos. Rebellion is also the only weapon capable of Dante focusing his own power through, other than E&I. It also awakened his Devil Trigger after drinking his blood, growing in power.

5. From the beginning Dante has been using souls to adjust and tweak Devil Arms. So it's not too surprising for him to add elements to weapons. He's pretty much a necromancer, on top of other powerful magic. DMC4 says the souls have to be taken and tempered in order to become DA. It also takes considerable time for this to happen. He finds some DA that were already forged, but most of them he's created himself. He and Vergil can instantly turn them into DA, showing their magical abilities and skills. By the time of DMC4, Dante no longer needs to create the DA based on the abilities of the demon. He simply needs a powerful soul and can forge it however he wishes. Evidence that he's been forging them himself is clearly shown in DMC3. There is no possible way Nevan, who's been sealed in the demon world for over 2000 years would know what an electric guitar is, let alone how to turn into one. That goes double for Lucifer and ESPECIALLY Pandora. Pandora also suggests that he can bolster the power of the soul used with his own magic, as he easily disposed of all of the brothers with it almost immediately.